Pain in people living with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review

R Parker, DJ Stein, J Jelsma - Journal of the International AIDS …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Pain is one of the most commonly reported symptoms in people living with
HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). However, wide ranges of pain prevalence have been reported, making …

Pathogenic mechanisms of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated pain

X Liu, SJ Tang - Molecular Psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Chronic pain is a prevalent neurological complication among individuals living with human
immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) in the post-combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) era …

[HTML][HTML] Resilience does not explain the dissociation between chronic pain and physical activity in South Africans living with HIV

AL Wadley, D Mitchell, PR Kamerman - PeerJ, 2016 - peerj.com
Pain burden is high in people living with HIV (PLWH), but the effect of this pain on
functionality is equivocal. Resilience, the ability to cope with adversity, may promote …

High prevalence of pain among adult HIV-infected patients at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

AW Azagew, HK Woreta, AD Tilahun… - Journal of pain …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background HIV/AIDS are pressing global health problems. Pain is a common symptom
reported by patients living with HIV/AIDS. The exact cause of pain in HIV patients has not …

Is HIV painful? An epidemiologic study of the prevalence and risk factors for pain in HIV-infected patients

E Lawson, C Sabin, N Perry, D Richardson… - The Clinical journal …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence, impact, and risk factors for pain among a cohort of
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults treated with combination antiretroviral …

Self-management interventions for pain and physical symptoms among people living with HIV: a systematic review of the evidence

K Nkhoma, C Norton, C Sabin, A Winston… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Methods: We searched for controlled intervention studies in Amed, Assian, CINAHL,
Cochrane Library, Embase, Medline, PsycInfo, Scopus, and Web of Science data bases …

[HTML][HTML] An educational intervention to reduce pain and improve pain management for Malawian people living with HIV/AIDS and their family carers: a randomized …

K Nkhoma, J Seymour, A Arthur - Journal of Pain and Symptom …, 2015 - Elsevier
Context Advances being made in improving access to HIV drugs in resource-poor countries
mean HIV patients are living longer, and, therefore, experiencing pain over a longer period …

Slow and steady but not related to HIV stigma: physical activity in South Africans living with HIV and chronic pain

A Wadley, P Kamerman, T Pincus, M Evangeli… - AIDS and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
HIV stigma may influence physical activity in people living with HIV (PLWH) and chronic
pain. We prospectively examined the relationship between stigma, activity and chronic pain …

Associations between influencing factors, perceived symptom burden, and perceived overall function among adults living with HIV

JN Chukwurah, J Voss, SR Mazanec… - Journal of the …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
With adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy, HIV infection is now a chronic, but
manageable, disease with associated symptoms and complications. However, there is …

Current perspectives on HIV-related pain and its management: insights from sub-Saharan Africa

PR Kamerman, D Mitchell - Pain Management, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
SUMMARY Sub-Saharan Africa is the region worst affected by the HIV epidemic and we
estimate that at least 10 million HIV-positive individuals in sub-Saharan Africa live with …